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LOT 0659
Roman Bronze Statuette of Mars on Original Plinth
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (49.3 grams, 84 mm).
Figurine of Mars finely modelled as a mature bearded male figure and clothed in a tunic and muscled cuirass (thorax statos); the right arm raised to strike with a weapon (absent) and the left, extended forward from the body, would have held a shield (absent); Pseudo-Corinthian helmet with a large double crest; the muscled cuirass worn over a padded garment (subarmalis) with two ranges of plates (pteryges); the legs bare; mounted on an integral socle base with stub feet; old collector's label stating 'Found at the site of a Roman Commandant's building, Roman fort near Munich. Bronze military votive altar statuette.' and 'Roman votive statuette of Mrs God of war on Orig plinth / found at fort site Munich, nr Commandant's building. Buried actual piece.'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Munich, Germany.
Acquired from Brigantia Antiques, York, UK, circa 2007.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
Accompanied by two old handwritten dealer's tickets.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
See Durham, E., Depicting the Gods: Metal Figurines in Roman Britain, Internet Archaeology, 2012.
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